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Android gains on Apple in surging tablet sector: survey
The global appetite for tablet computers is growing faster than previously thought – and Android-powered devices are gaining on iPads – a new survey claims.
Amazon announces investment in France, sees 2,500 jobs
The internet giant is planning to open a fourth despatch centre in the country – despite an ongoing tax dispute with the French government.
Maeve Binchy’s final book tops Amazon’s pre-order list
Binchy’s long-term agent Christine Green said it was a bittersweet day because “we want to celebrate the book but we want her to be here too”.
Amazon criticised over Nazi death camp jigsaw puzzle
A German politician has criticised Amazon for selling the puzzle which depicts the crematorium at Dachau.
Venezuelan authorities find 'no evidence' of Amazon tribe massacre
Authorities have been urged to continue their investigations, after reports that illegal gold miners massacred up to 80 members of an indigenous tribe by setting fire to a communal hut.
Kindle Fire tablet sold out, says Amazon
Meanwhile, research study says that sales of dedicated e-readers peaked last year.
Man orders flat-screen TV online... gets semi-automatic rifle instead
US police are investigating circumstances of shipment error.
Kindle eBook sales overtake printed books at Amazon
Amazon said it is selling 114 Kindle books for every 100 print books it sells.
Five killed as severe storms strike eastern US
Thousands have been left without electricity and air conditioning as US weather forecasters warn of soaring temperatures in mid-Atlantic states.
Here's why Instagram is down (and why Pinterest and Netflix were down earlier too)
The popular photo app has been down since late last night.
The Nexus 7: Take a look a Google's new baby
Google has finally unveiled its tablet to rival the iPad and the Kindle Fire.
Amazon to create 100 jobs in Dublin
The online retailer is seeking people to work as support engineers and software developers as well as in other roles. The announcement has been welcomed by the IDA and Minister Richard Bruton.
Nine of the most bizarre Amazon reviews
Wacky, weird, and downright wonderful.
Amazon founder 'locates lost Apollo 11 rockets'
The rocket engines were last seen pushing the Apollo 11 mission into space ahead of its successful moon landing in 1969.
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Nine things to know this morning…
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
TCD among research group awarded €3m for anti-inflammatory project
The project will investigate the use of plants from the Amazon rainforest on immune processes.
Waterstone's to ditch the apostrophe from its name
Waterstone’s says dropping the apostrophe is “more versatile and practical” in a digital world.
Hollywood's James Franco agrees Amazon deal for new novel: report
The actor-turned-writer published a short story collection in 2010, but looks set to publish his first novel with the online retailer.
The Daily Fix: Thursday
In tonight’s fix: Irish people’s biggest worry for 2012, a rise in the number of tourists visiting Ireland (finally!) – and time travel exists. Kind of.
Amazon: Over 1 million Kindles were sold each week in December
Christmas Day was the biggest day ever for Kindle book downloads, Amazon said today.
Gallery: Is this where your Christmas presents are coming from?
Incredible photos of Amazon’s vast shipping warehouses in the UK – one of which is the size of 14 football pitches.
Kindle users will be able to borrow books from Amazon - but only in the US
Users have to subscribe to Amazon’s movie streaming service to borrow books from the Kindle library.
Amazon profits nosedive as it takes on Apple in tablet war
The company is selling Kindles at a loss to compete with the iPad – driving its profits down by 73 per cent.
Actress suing IMDb for revealing that she is 40
An actress, who (unsurprisingly) wishes to remain anonymous, has filed a lawsuit against IMDb’s parent company, Amazon, for revealing that she is “over the hill” – her words, not ours.
Peru: Police rescue almost 300 women forced into sexual slavery
The Peruvian authorities have rescued almost 300 women they believe are the victims of human trafficking – the youngest girl discovered by police is just 13 years old.
Amazon launches the Kindle Fire tablet to rival iPad, here's how it works
Running on Google’s Android system, the price could be a big pull for those in the market for tablet computers.
Amazon and Intel to showcase jobs at Dublin event next month
Pfizer, Ericsson and Deloitte are also among the companies who’ll be represented at the Career Zoo in the Mansion House.
Amazon's chief executive wants your phone to have an airbag
Jeff Bezos has failed papers for a patent that’ll fit an airbag to your phone – saving it from damage if you let it fall.
ESB denies that lightning caused last weekend's Amazon power cut
The ESB has said that it was a transformer failure that caused the outage on Sunday. Amazon’s backup generators failed after the power cut.
Amazon to do battle with iPad with tablet of its own
It will reportedly run Google’s Android operating system.
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Nine things to know this morning…Gilmore seeks urgent Vatican meeting, Troika chiefs set to deliver verdict, great news for Sligo design students, and a date with Justin Timberlake.
Tesco, Ryanair and UPC come bottom of the social networking table
A new study has found that some big brands have no social media features on their eCommerce sites at all, while others, like HMV, Amazon and Irish site Elverys are making the most of the likes of Facebook and Twitter.
Brazil's rainforests under threat after agricultural lobby wins key vote
A law initially intended to protect rainforests from deforestation has been influenced so much by the the country’s powerful agricultural lobby that the law as it is now looks set to actually threaten them.
Only a joke, like: Royal wedding 'gypsy' spoof taken off the shelves
Tesco has taken the spoof of the recent royal wedding off its shelves after complaints of racism from the travelling community.
The death of ink? Amazon's e-books outsell print editions
Amazon says it now sells 5 per cent more books through its electronic Kindle store than it does in hard paper copies.
The Daily Fix: Thursday
Our collection of the day’s news, developments and random tidbits.
Amazon's cloud crash disaster permanently destroyed many customers' data
Last week’s web services crash yet to be fully explained by the internet giant.
Amazon cloud computing outage hits Reddit, FourSquare, Quora
Sites struck by outage at Amazon server based in North Virigina.
US author of paedophile guide gets two years' probation
Phillip Greaves caused controversy last year when he published his guide as an e-book on Amazon and it made it into the top 100 bestsellers.
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